The Patna High Court granted bail to the petitioner accused of cruelty under Section 498A IPC for non-fulfillment of dowry demand, ordering him to furnish bond with sureties before the competent Magistrate.
Petitioner released on bail on furnishing bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of like amount each.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.59528 of 2022
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-56 Year-2021 Thana- VAISALI COMPLAINT CASE DistrictVaishali
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Sidharth Kumar @ Sidharth Ravi S/O Umesh Gupta @ Umesh Lal Gupta Resident Of Chiraiyatand, Kamhaor Toli, Near Choudhary Petrol Pump, P.S.Kankarbagh District- Patna
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
... ... Opposite Party/s
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Alok Kumar Alok For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Vinod Shanker Modi ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER
2 03-02-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and
learned APP for the State.
The petitioner is languishing in custody in a
case registered for the offences punishable under Section 498(A) of the Indian Penal Code.
It is a case of cruelty for non-fulfillment of
dowry demand.
It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is husband of the complainant
and he has falsely been implicated in this case. There is
general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner.
The complainant is a quarrelsome lady and she herself
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.59528 of 2022(2) dt.03-02-2023 2/2
does not want to live with the petitioner. Moreover, the petitioner has already filed Divorce Suit being Matrimonial Case No. 581 of 2020 and thereafter the present complaint has been filed against the petitioner to put pressure upon the petitioner. The petitioner is languishing in custody since 25.07.2022.
Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the complainant has stated that torture was inflicted upon the complainant.
In the facts and circumstance of the case, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/-(Ten Thousands) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Complaint Case
No. 56 of 2021.
(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J)
Shageer/-
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner, charged with cruelty under Section 498A IPC, should be released on bail.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Sidharth Kumar @ Sidharth Ravi
The State of Bihar
Nirmala Kumari
Sunil Kumar Panwar
As recorded by the court registry
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